Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

47.40 Retail sale of information and communication equipment

active

Includes

retail sale of computers
retail sale of computer peripheral equipment (e.g. printers, photocopiers, interactive whiteboards, videoconferencing equipment)
retail sale of video game consoles
retail sale of non-customised software, including video games, provided on physical media, with a right to perpetual use
retail sale of audio and video equipment
retail sale of radio and television equipment
retail sale of recordable media
retail sale of recording media players and recorders
retail sale of smart telephones, mobile telephones, telephones and their accessories (e.g. chargers, hands-free kits, protective film and cases)

retail sale of photographic, optical and precision equipment (e.g. digital cameras), see 47.78
second-hand retail sale of information and communication equipment, see 47.79
distribution of e-books and audiobooks via streaming and downloading by book publishers, see 58.11
distribution via streaming and downloading by video game publishers, see 58.21
distribution via streaming and downloading by video/film publishers, see 59.13
distribution via streaming and downloading by audio publishers, see 59.20

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
47.41	Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores	NACE Rev. 2 class 47.41 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 47.40, 47.92	65:78
47.42	Retail sale of telecommunications equipment in specialised stores	NACE Rev. 2 class 47.42 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 47.40, 47.92	65:78
47.43	Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores	NACE Rev. 2 class 47.43 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 47.40, 47.92	65:78
47.89	Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods	NACE Rev. 2 class 47.89 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 47.12, 47.40, 47.52, 47.53, 47.54, 47.55, 47.61, 47.62, 47.63, 47.64, 47.69, 47.74, 47.75, 47.76, 47.77, 47.78, 47.79	65:78
47.91	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	NACE Rev. 2 class 47.91 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 47.11, 47.12, 47.21, 47.22, 47.23, 47.24, 47.25, 47.26, 47.27, 47.40, 47.51, 47.52, 47.53, 47.54, 47.55, 47.61, 47.62, 47.63, 47.64, 47.69, 47.71, 47.72, 47.73, 47.74, 47.75, 47.76, 47.77, 47.78, 47.79, 47.91, 47.92, 60.39	65:78
47.99	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	NACE Rev. 2 class 47.99 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 47.11, 47.12, 47.21, 47.22, 47.23, 47.24, 47.25, 47.26, 47.27, 47.40, 47.51, 47.52, 47.53, 47.54, 47.55, 47.61, 47.62, 47.63, 47.64, 47.69, 47.71, 47.72, 47.74, 47.75, 47.76, 47.77, 47.78, 47.79, 47.91, 47.92	65:78

Content moved from 47.41 includes:

retail sale of computers
retail sale of computer peripheral equipment, e.g. printers, photocopiers, interactive whiteboards, videoconferencing equipment
retail sale of video game consoles
retail sale of non-customised software, including video games, provided on a physical media, with a right to perpetual use

Content moved from 47.42 includes:

retail sale of smart telephones, mobile telephones and telephones and their accessories, e.g. chargers, hands-free kits, protective film and cases

Content moved from 47.43 includes:

Content moved from 47.89 includes:

computers
computer peripheral equipment, e.g. printers, photocopiers, interactive whiteboards, videoconferencing equipment
video game consoles
non-customised software, including video games, provided on a physical media, with a right to perpetual use
audio and video equipment
radio and television equipment
recordable media
recording media players and recorders
smart telephones, mobile telephones and telephones and their accessories, e.g. chargers, hands-free kits, protective film and cases

Content moved from 47.91 includes:

retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of computers
retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of computer peripheral equipment, e.g. printers, photocopiers, interactive whiteboards, videoconferencing equipment
retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of video game consoles
retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of non-customised software, including video games, provided on a physical media, with a right to perpetual use
retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of audio and video equipment
retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of radio and television equipment
retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of recordable media
retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of recording media players and recorders
retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet of smart telephones, mobile telephones and telephones and their accessories, e.g. chargers, hands-free kits, protective film and cases

Content moved from 47.99 includes:

retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of computers
retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of computer peripheral equipment, e.g. printers, photocopiers, interactive whiteboards, videoconferencing equipment
retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of video game consoles
retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of non-customised software, including video games, provided on a physical media, with a right to perpetual use
retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of audio and video equipment
retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of radio and television equipment
retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of recordable media
retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of recording media players and recorders
retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets of smart telephones, mobile telephones and telephones and their accessories, e.g. chargers, hands-free kits, protective film and cases

Code	47.40
Level	Class
Parent	47.4
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20